Table 2 Radiological findings

Branching Patterns of IMA

0.430

0.681

 I

12 (37.5%)

384 (47.2%)

0.279

11(40.7%)

42(40.0%)

0.994

 II

10 (31.3%)

245 (30.1%)

0.893

8(29.7%)

36(34.3%)

0.647

 III

9 (28.1%)

143 (17.6%)

0.128

7(25.9%)

19(18.1%)

0.417

 IV

1 (3.1%)

41 (5.1%)

0.624

1(3.7%)

7(6.6%)

0.685

Length between IMA and IMV (cm)

1.6 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.2

 < 0.001

1.6 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.3

0.001

Length between IMA and LCA (cm)

1.5 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.5

0.063

1.4 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.3

0.083

Length between IMA and Marginal Arch (cm)

2.7 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

2.7 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 0.6

0.001

Length between IMA and Colon (cm)

3.5 ± 1.2

9.8 ± 2.1

 < 0.001

3.3 ± 1.7

10.2 ± 1.9

0.001

Length of IMA(cm)

3.7 ± 0.8

3.7 ± 0.9

0.516

3.7 ± 1.0

3.6 ± 0.6

0.763

Shift of IMA

 < 0.001

0.001

 Left

22(60.0%)

805 (99.0%)

18(66.7%)

105(100.0%)

 Right

10 (40.0%)

8 (1.0%)

9(33.3%)

0(0.0%)